God’s Work in War-Torn Ukraine
Almost exactly a month ago, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, beginning the first war in Europe since the 1990s. Millions of Ukrainian refugees have flooded into neighboring countries like Poland and Germany, while those Ukrainians who remain to defend their homeland face danger and death every day. There are countless ramifications of this war in […]
The First Amendment in Crisis
We have heard a lot in the past two years about First Amendment rights being threatened or violated by various government orders and COVID-19 regulations. In many cases, houses of worship and people of faith have even had criminal charges brought against them. Several lawsuits have been or continue to be litigated across the country […]
Gearing Up for a Post-Roe America
The U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health has been making headlines for months, as people on both sides of the abortion issue anticipate how it may affect Roe v. Wade. The nation’s highest court heard oral arguments on this case last December, and a ruling is expected sometime in June of this […]
Dobbs and Overturning Roe v. Wade
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which deals with Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion. Experts on both sides of the abortion issue agree that Dobbs has the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade in some way. Immediately following the oral arguments before the Court on […]
Greater Threats on the Horizon (Part 2)
Former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Roger Severino spoke at NC Family’s Charlotte and Winston-Salem Dinners this fall. Severino currently serves as senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and he spoke at both dinners about his work at HHS in the […]
Greater Threats on the Horizon (Part 1)
Former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Roger Severino spoke at NC Family’s Charlotte and Winston-Salem Dinners this fall. Severino currently serves as senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and he spoke at both dinners about his work at HHS in the […]
Breaking Down Congress’s Budget-Busting Bills
As Governor Roy Cooper signs the state budget into law this week, two federal spending bills have been making their way through Congress, and they contain some troubling policy implications for North Carolina families. One of these spending bills is entitled the “Build Back Better Bill,” and at 2,100 pages long, it can seem nearly […]
COVID-19 and a Baby Boomlet?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, birthrates in America had been steadily falling since the 2007-2008 Great Recession. During 2020, as most of us stayed at home and lived with the uncertainty of this new virus, birthrates saw an even larger decline than expected. But a new report from the Institute for Family Studies reveals a […]
Every Black Life Matters
One of the prominent and contentious issues in our nation today is the issue of race and race relations. Teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) is on the rise in public schools, and countless “social justice” organizations are calling for drastic change to end “systemic racism” they believe is embedded throughout our culture. In response to […]
Political and Lonely
** This show originally aired in April 2020 ** Even before COVID-19 and social distancing consumed our nation, we were reading headlines about the “loneliness epidemic” as loneliness and depression seemed to be consistently rising across multiple demographics. Researchers at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) have discovered that there is a high correlation between loneliness […]